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The Fall 2020 SIAT Digital Showcase is live! Explore the showcase to learn about some of the outstanding projects that SIAT students have worked on and created this semester: sfu.ca/siat/fall-2020-project-showcase.html Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology SFU Surrey

Courses across the university have adapted to remote delivery and SIAT film courses are no exception! The Source / La Source Newspaper highlights how students in professor Kate Hennessy's Moving Images class adapted to remote learning to create short documentary films that will be included in an upcoming Museum of Vancouver exhibition. Read a translation and access the original article here: http://www.sfu.ca//films-that-speak-to-the-pandemic-in-la-

Are you a high school or post-secondary student interested in joining SIAT? Join us for a virtual information session this Thursday to learn the ins and outs of our program! At the info session you will receive an overview of the SIAT experience, including information about concentrations, careers, university life, and other opportunities available within the program. Register to access the Zoom link!... When: Thursday, January 21, 2021 Time: 4:00-5:00pm (PST) Register: http://websurvey.sfu.ca/survey/391237267 See more

Congratulations to SIAT graduate student prOphecy sun on being selected for the Jack and Doris Shadbolt Fellowship in the Humanities program! Meet prOphecy and the three other Shadbolt Fellows on January 27th at 6:00pm for a panel discussion hosted by SFU Public Square and the SFU Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. RSVP: http://ow.ly/6QRd50CyE4D

Engage in research at the interdisciplinary School of Interactive Arts & Technology. We are accepting applications to our MA, MSc, and PhD programs until January 31, 2021. Learn more and apply: sfu.ca/siat/graduate/admissions.html

The School of Interactive Arts & Technology is hiring! We are seeking applicants for a tenure-track design faculty position. Learn more and apply: http://www.sfu.ca//work/assistant-professor-in-design.html

Welcome to the Spring 2021 semester! If you will be heading to campus this semester, make sure to read through these COVID-19 safety tips for a reminder on how to keep yourself and others safe: http://ow.ly/IIqV50D5z5j

In partnership with digital health company Curatio, #SIAT professor Alissa Antle is developing a private online social network for children that helps younger children connect with peers, receive support, and cope with their emotional needs during COVID-19. http://ow.ly/kwmm50CndU3

As we all know, we're going through very dynamic times. To find out more about what SFU is doing on COVID-19, please visit the SFU COVID-19 FAQ page. Link: https://www.sfu.ca//sfu-community-frequently-asked-questio If you're looking to talk to an advisor, please visit the SIAT advising page to see how to get in touch. http://www.sfu.ca/s/undergraduate/advising-and-support.html

Attention SIAT students! Submit your projects to the School of Interactive Arts & Technology’s Fall 2020 Digital Showcase. We are collecting project submissions to feature on social media and the SIAT website to highlight the fantastic work of our students and welcome submissions of any projects completed as part of a Fall 2020 SIAT course. Use the online form at the link below to send us images or other media files along with some details about your project. The deadli...ne to submit is December 8th. http://www.sfu.ca/siat/fall2020-showcase-submission.html See more

SIAT grads! Don't forget to register for the Virtual Convocation Watch Party happening on October 22nd at 4:00pm! Details are below

The FCAT Undergraduate Conference will be taking place virtually on March 5, 2021 and online submissions are now being accepted! Submit your research papers, displays, performances, short films, design demonstrations, or other creative installations and be part of this dynamic, interdisciplinary event. Please note you can submit any project from any of your years at SFU. For more information: https://www.sfu.ca/fcat/events/ugc1.html

This image was taken by photo contest runner-up Helen Huynh and shows the beginning stages of an assignment for IAT 334 Interface Design. One of the first individual assignments when Helen took the course was to analyze features of digital interfaces. This image shows the brainstorming process of ideating various methods to block or report content on a social media platform. In this case, these wireframes are based off of the old and new Facebook interface and chat app...s like KaKaoTalk and WhatsApp. @itslenhuynh @fcatatsfu #sfusiat #siat #sfu #interfacedesign #brainstorming See more

Five SIAT students have been named Vancouver User Experience Awards finalists for their app Safe Shopper, a mobile app that helps people manage the challenges of shopping during a pandemic. Congratulations to Andrew Tsui, Clayton Cheung, Peter Huang, Jasmeet Kaur, and Helen Huynh! Winners will be announced on November 26, 2020 at a virtual awards gala. Learn more about Safe Shopper: http://vancouveruxawards.com/2020-finalists

Five films produced by students in #SIAT's Moving Images (IAT 344) class are currently being showcased at the Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art. The films are part of the exhibition To Speak with a Golden Voice, honouring the life of Haida artist Bill Reid. http://ow.ly/RMft50CdRIu

Luxury in the time of Corona taken by photo contest runner-up Ola Alsukour. Ola took this photo as part of an IAT 244 course assignment. Students in the course were challenged to create or capture an image that represented a current social issue or that exemplified visual storytelling. As COVID-19 was progressing through North America, some necessities like toilet paper became difficult to find.... Creating my final photography portfolio including this photo was a bit of a challenge for me as COVID-19 interrupted the school semester and everything was shifted to be online. As a result, I had limited access to SFU’s green room, library props, or individuals to model for my photo. Eventually, I created my studio at home and posed for my photo. @olaalsukour @fcatatsfu #COVID19 #photography #visualstorytelling See more

Do you have an interest in listening to podcasts and want to learn more about podcasting? In the Spring 2021 semester, Hannah McGregor and Gordon Katic are co-teaching a brand new course called Semester in Podcasting: Untold Stories! The Semester in Podcasting: Untold Stories doesn’t just ask what your story is, but invites you to explore the best way to tell it, and gives you the tools to do so. By putting the tools of storytelling in your hands, we invite you to explore how... audio storytelling can give voice to the many communities who define you. Deadline to apply for the Semester in Podcasting is November 9th. Submit your application and learn more at http://ow.ly/BN3O50CaLjW Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology SFU School for the Contemporary Arts SFU - School of Communication SFU Publishing

An artwork created by #SIAT university lecturer Chantal Gibson was recently installed in the Canadian Senate to honour the country's Black artists. The artwork is part of her mixed-media series Historical In(ter)ventions, in which she explores the omission of Black voices in Canadian historical texts by altering books with braided and twisted black cotton thread. http://ow.ly/8J9k50BLdS3

Introducing the SIAT Photo Contest winner! This photo was taken by Melissa Ho and shows her teammate holding a VR headset that Melissa and her teammates Cora and Sahil made for a course project in IAT 336 Materials in Design. Melissa and her teammates were prompted to create a VR headset using paper and wood as the primary materials. Their creative process consisted of creating sketches, cardboard prototypes, 3D renders, and orthographic views of the project before going o...n to build the physical model. The front cover was designed to imitate blinds using flexible miura fold. Using the triangular shapes from the paper, we imitated their angular shape in our flexible exterior frame. It is a single piece of wood laser cut using a living hinge technique and tinted with black tea, says Melissa of the project. Check back later this week to see the two runner up images! @melissay.h @cora_eff @fcatatsfu #virtualreality #vr #siatsfu #interactivearts See more

Check out Body RemiXer, an immersive virtual reality experience created by SIAT PhD students together with Professor Bernhard Riecke. Body RemiXer will launch virtually this weekend at the Recto VRso Festival. Learn more: ow.ly/9hSq50BHVh3

Congratulations to Chantal Gibson on winning the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize at the The BC and Yukon Book Prizes for her debut collection How She Read! bit.ly/dorothylivesayprize

Are you a first-year student and wondering how to succeed in online classes? Join us on Zoom this Friday, October 2nd from 11:30am- 12:30pm for Tips and Tricks for Zoom University" to learn about study tips, helpful applications, and Amazon favourites that will support your switch to online learning. You’ll hear from three SFU students from SIAT and the SFU - School of Communication who will share their online learning experiences and answer your questions. Make sure you res...erve your free spot! Register online; https://www.surveymonkey.ca/r/CRJGV5L *This workshop will count as one workshop hour towards your total of 10 workshop hours needed to apply for your co-curricular record, a list of all your activities outside of classes (e.g., leadership programs, workshops, and volunteer roles).

Researchers from #SIAT and Virtro Technology, a Vancouver-based tech company, are collaborating with an international team to develop advanced VR and AI virtual training simulations for healthcare workers. "COVID-19 has made proper face-to-face training incredibly difficult for programs for professionals, including healthcare workers and medical staff, which require lab training and practicums," says SIAT Professor Steve DiPaola, who specializes in VR and AI and oversees SIAT’s iVizLab. Learn more: http://ow.ly/tckg50BAtVz

Tomorrow’s TechTeams workshop will focus on the Student Learning Commons, study tips, and challenges to be aware of while learning remotely. Wednesday, September 23rd | 12:30-1:20pm Info and Zoom link: sfu.ca/siat/undergraduate/techteams.html

Join SIAT’s Chantal Gibson at Word Vancouver's event "Canada, Do You Hear Me?/On Becoming Canadian." Gibson and two other poets will be sharing their experiences of self-exploration, each having struggled and triumphed through a history of systemic racism and loss of cultural identity. Saturday, September 26th | 7-8 PM... Register for the free event: eventbrite.ca/e/canada-do-you-hear-me-tickets-1169235825

Congratulations to SIAT MA candidate Meta Vaughan on being awarded SFU's Terry Fox Gold Medal!

TechTeams' first official workshop will be taking place tomorrow! In this welcome session, you will learn more about your TechTeam leaders and find out about some of the online resources available to you. You will also get a chance to meet other SIAT students and discuss your first week of classes. Wednesday, September 16th | 12:30-1:20pm... Zoom link and info about other sessions can be found here: sfu.ca/siat/undergraduate/techteams.html